Page 103 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 22 February 1994

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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1114

Government Schools and Colleges -

New South Wales Students

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 8 December 1993:

(1) How many students resident in NSW attend ACT Government (a) primary schools; (b) high schools and (c) colleges.

(2) What is the total cost of educating these students and does NSW recompense the ACT Government in full for this cost.

(3) If NSW does not recompense in full, why not and how much does it recompense.

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwell's question is:

(1) The number of NSW students attending ACT Government schools at 30 July-1993 was:

(a) primary schools: 332

(b) high schools: 354

(2) Based on the 1991/92 average student costs, the

& approximate cost of any group of 1,000 students falling

(3) in the school sectors as above is $5.2m. In the case of NSW students, the Commonwealth provides funding for them on the same basis as other students because the Commonwealth Grants Commission includes them in the ACT student population.

For this reason NSW does not pay the ACT for these students. In the event that there was direct payment from NSW, such payment would be taken into account by the Commission and could result in a corresponding reduction in general revenue payments from the Commonwealth.

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